Union boycott suits filed in Iowa district court
In Waterloo on August 23 two suits for 5000 dollars each were filed by Minnie Hoober against Kramer Brothers and F Wittick meat market owners over a union boycott. The market men refused to sell meat to Hoober claiming threats from unions if they continued supplying her. A Manila tale follows about a U S soldier Diller who married a Spanish heiress after aiding a woman in Manila. He later learned of the marriage from cables and plans to return to service in the islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Sunits
Minnie Hoober
Kramer Brothers
F. Wittick
Philippines
Luzon
Manila
Diller
Barcelona
Madrid
Spain
Islands
Constabulary
Shooting tragedy rocks North Harlan with double wounds
In North Harlan a 40 year old man Chas Knouse shot at his separated wife, killing himself after firing five rounds from a 38 caliber revolver. The wife sustained a scalp wound but will recover. Knouse died from a head wound. The incident followed a failed divorce attempt and occurred at about 36 yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan
Chas. Knouse
North
Knouse
Clarence Bartlett
Editor HW F Purcell Disappears
Ackley Iowa August 23 Harry F Purcell former editor of the Phonograph left town on an early morning train this week and his whereabouts are unknown. The printing office runs by subordinates and the paper is issued under Purcell's mother. The plant is said to be leased by Walter Grafe a former employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HW. F. Purcell
Ackley
Harry F. Purcell
Phonograph
Purcell
Walter Grafe
Bradfield
Atlanta
Despondent man dies after laudanum intake in Jefferson
William Woolwine of Jefferson Iowa drank a quart of whisky then an ounce of laudanum. He told family of the poisoning and produced the bottle, but hours passed before aid arrived. A hard drinker, he left a wife and seven children, oldest 25, in mourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson, Ia
William Woolwine
Exciting Thief Hunt in Kellerton
Kellerton on August 23 reported a dramatic horse theft and mule pilfering case. A thief fled via a mule team stolen in Atlantic, then traded to Glen Johnson for horses with $35 cash, threatened bystanders and escaped toward Tuskego into timber. pursuit continues with no capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellerton
Atlantic
Glen Johnson
Tuskego
Iowans Prove to be Heroes in Colorado
W S Porter reports from Colorado that two central Iowa figures showed bravery in a runaway stagecoach accident. Prof Hendrixon of Grinnell College chemistry chair and Henry Lyman, captain of Iowa College track teams in 1901 and 1902, aided wounded passengers. Lyman sprained an ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Lyman
Library Contract Awarded to William J. Cook of Clinton
Bids for a $10,000 Carnegie library in Manchester were opened Friday and awarded to William J. Cook of Clinton Ta. His bid was reduced to 9430 for building construction excluding plumbing and heating with a completion deadline of December 26 1802.
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Manchester
Carnegie Library
Our City
William J. Cook
Clinton
Romance of Spanish American War Involving Marshalltown Soldier
Marshalltown dispatch reports a romance centered on W. Ss. Diller, a former member of Company II who served in Cuba and, after muster out, reenlisted in the U S Army making the tale a notable local wartime recollection across the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
W. Ss. Diller
Cuba
Diller
United States Army
Drowning at Clinton claims 23 year old resident
John E. Bather, 23, drowned Friday night while swimming in Clinton Iowa. A Des Moines resident until last Christmas, he was employed by Kenyon Printing Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
John E. Bather
Des Moines
Kenyon Printing Company
Swindled a Stock Man in Mason City Fraud Case
A man using the name F L Stone told G C Margrett a Campbell Minn stockman he lost a night gambling and offered his gold watch for cash to leave town. Margrett bought the tale and the watch for 15. Stone fled while partner F J Wilby was arrested for fraud but released after paying costs. Two women at the Stanton hotel claimed to be wives. trunks held cheap watches and jewelry. no solid charges found against Wilby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
F. L. Stone
G. C. Margrett
Campbell, Minn
Margrett
Stone
F. J. Wilby
Stanton Hotel
Wilby
Des Moines Miner Vanishes After Brick Men's Meeting
Des Moines Aug 23 C F Johnson a Flint Valley miner left home eight days ago saying he would attend a brick men's meeting. Police believe he left the city on a known train and that he wandered or chose to be away with no definite return time. Mrs Johnson is alarmed, doubting foul play yet hopeful he may return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
C. F. Johnson
Flint Valley
Dragged to Death Near Colfax by Running Horses
Colfax farmer Joe Palmer, four miles from town, was found dead this morning after attempting to catch a team turned out to pasture. He tied the horses together with halters, and the animals dragged him as they ran free. Kicks from the horses are also suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
Joe Palmer
Palmer
Longest Howe Truss Bridge Rebuilt at Farmington
Farmington August 93 describes the Des Moines river crossing by the C. B. & K. C. as the longest Howe truss west of the Mississippi is rebuilt. The rising river forces the railroad to station a night crew to guard the bridge against drifting driftwood to protect the falsework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington
Mississippi
Des Moines
Railroad Company
Rapid Transit firm files Glasgow plat between city and Denver
The Rapid Transit company filed for record with the county recorder the plat for the new town of Glasgow on their line between New Town of Glasgow and Denver. The land, deeded to William Glasgow by the United States in 1854, has long belonged to the Glasgow estate. The town lies 12 miles from this city and looks likely to grow into a town.
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Glasgow
Waterloo
the Rapid Transit Company
County Recorder
Denver
William
United States
Trolley Line to Quasqueton From Independence Effort
Waterloo reports the Commercial club of Independence is developing an electric line to connect with Rapid Transit, linking Independence with Quasqueton, which currently has no railroad outlet. The club promises to push the project actively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quasqueton
Waterloo
Commercial Club of
Independence
Beetle Collection Returns From Death Valley Trek
Prof H W Wickham of the zoology department arrives at the university with a premier beetle collection said to be unmatched in Iowa and possibly the nation. He endured privation in the Death Valley region of California and Nevada during the past summer, traversing 20 000 square miles on foot across carbonate soda fields and waterless stretches to secure the specimens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
H. W. Wickham
Department of Zoology
Iowa
Wickham
Death Valley
California
Nevada
Sierra Nevada
Kearsage Pass
Public address in Willimantic and Providence
President delivers extended speech stressing public publicity, integrity, and character in national and local government. He argues future policy demands intelligent leadership fused with honesty and courage, and urges practical demonstrations of character in business and public life. Applause interrupts several points.
Roosevelt Receives Rousing Civic Welcome in Providence
President Roosevelt arrived by special train in Providence at 11 40 amid a 15 000 strong crowd at city hall. He urged real public control of interstate corporations and called for publicity and accountability for trusts, insisting the national government should wield power over large business combinations. The crowd sang The Star Spangled Banner as he departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Hayes
Roosevelt
Question of Heredity and Regession in Offspring
Prof Carl Higenmann of Indiana University discusses hereditary influence from parents and ancestors, noting environment and education modify traits. He cites Galton on inheritance fractions and explains regression toward mediocrity, with selective breeding potentially amplifying exceptional qualities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl] H. Higenmann
Indiana University
Popular Science Monthly
Galton
Eigenmann
Dan Patch Sets Half-Second Track Record In Heats
Dan Patch dominates straight heats setting a best time of 2:09 1 4 as Ax, J. Ff L, and others race in line. Patchen wins $500 in straight heats with 2:14 1 4 best time while Col. Smith, Ola May place. Dall S., Janie M., Bla Red race. Frugality wins 2:18 1 2 in straight heats with Nigh Trust second and The Crescent third. Billy B., The Dean, Ella L. also start.
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J. Ff. L
Columbia Hal
Ardell Simmons
Ira Hawkins
Captain Colbert
Major P
Dacy
Jim Patchen
Col. Smith
Ola May
Dall S
Janie M
Bla Red
Frugality
Nigh Trust
The
Crescent
Billy B
the Dean
Ella L
The Monk and Wedgewood Sold in Readville Sale
Readville Mass August 23 Fred F. Gerkin sold The Monk who defeated Lord Derby yesterday to C K G Billings of Chicago and Fred F Wedgewood to Fred C Jones of Memphis Tennessee. The price for both horses is said to be twenty thousand dollars.
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Monk
Wedgewood
Readville
Mass
Fred
Gerkin
Lord Derby
C. K. G. Billings
Chicago
Fred IF. Wedgewood
Fred C. Jones
Memphis
Tenn
Notable deaths and incidents across the nation
Burdette J. Johnson a Milwaukee soap magnate dies after a lingering illness at 76. Emile Dunant curator of Geneva's Archaeological Museum killed on Mount Pleneur. A 12 year old boy shoots and kills Clara Jump in Virginia, Alabama. Ohio labor convention nominates Thomas J. Duffy. George W. Carter and J. D. Adams arrested in Pierre for larceny of blanks. Henry Tyson Detwiiler arrested in Philadelphia for alleged accounting fraud. Anton Mosabowski charged with arson after a saloon fire in South Chicago. J E Mott & Co files a lien for $2,701.80 on Fort Wayne traction project. Henry Turner in Carlinville shoots his son by mistake. coroner clears him. Quantrell guerrilla reunion held in Independence Kansas. A Belmont Indiana mob raids and demolishes a saloon.
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Burdette J. Johnson
Milwaukee
West
Emile Dunant
Archaeological Museum
Geneva
Mount Pleneur
Virginia
Howard
G. Sharp
Clara Jump
Laboring People’s Convention
Eighteenth
Ohio
Thomas J. Duffy
National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
George W. Carter
J. D. Adams
Pierre
S. D. Carter
Adams
Carter
San Francisco
Henry Tyson Detwiiler
City Trust and Deposit Company of
Philadelphia
Anton Mosabowskii
Escanaba Avenue
Chicago
Huntington
Ind
Traction Company
Carlinville
Henry Turner
Colored Baptist Church
Quantrell
Independence
Kan
Lawrence
Belmont
Nashville
Duluth Club Seeks to Retain Mrs Baldwin as Deputy Health Inspector
The club women of Duluth Minnesota are pushing to keep Mrs MM KR Baldwin in her post as deputy health inspector. Local officials and residents hear their appeal as part of community health plans.
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Club Women
Duluth, Minn
MM. KR. Baldwin
Ias
Panama Canal to float largest warships says 1903 plan
New York August 28 The Panama canal will be completed by American engineers under U S control within six years with work to begin within a year. The treaty provides 40 million to France and seven million to Colombia plus annual payments, and the United States plans to spend about 15 million more to build the canal and fortify it, aiming to cut Atlantic Pacific transit time and boost commerce and allied naval power. George Morris reports on the wide implications and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Big Ditch
United States
New York
South America
Europe
Occident
Orient
Roosevelt
Colombia
Wknox
Argosses
Atlantic
Pacific
Paris
United States of Colombia
Panama Canal Company
France
Marius Bo
Canal Commission
Admiral Walker
G. 5S. Morrison
Albert Noble
Chicago
Qo.h. Ernst
U.S. A
Peter C. Hains
W.S. Burr
Columbia College
de Lesseps
George Morris
Nervous Prostration Cured by Peruna
San Francisco education secretary J A Simpson testifies Peruna rebuilt his worn system after neu rasthenia from overwork. He praises its tonic effects and recommends use to ward off systemic catarrh symptoms. Indiana Congressman E V Brookshire endorses Peruna as a good tonic and safe catarrh cure. Free book Summer Catarrh offered by The Peruna Medicine Co.
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J. A. Simpson
Board of Education of
San Francisco
Cal
A. A. Simpson
E. V. Brookshire
Indiana
Washington, D. C
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Navy weighs Reina Mercedes sailability after hull concerns
The Reina Mercedes, a Spanish cruiser raised after the war and moved to Portsmouth New Hampshire for possible conversion into a training sailing ship, faces renewed doubts from the Navy Department construction bureau over its ability to sail due to hull confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Santiago Harbor
Cervera
Naval
Portsmouth
N. H
Construction Bureau
The
Managing Editor Quips On Forehead Wrinkle Fix
The exchange notes a beauty editor absence and a reader asking how to handle a wrinkle. The editor advises using putty and forgetting it, reflecting a witty Detroit Free Press tone about cosmetic concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Forty years in Mississippi. Census bureau figures show slow recovery
The Chicago Record Herald notes nearly forty years since the Civil War and reveals Mississippi farm wealth remains below 1860 levels. It cites census data: farm property rose from 79.9 million to 241.5 million between 1850 and 1860, fell to 116.1 million in 1870, then gradual recovery. By 1900 land values lag 1860 by about 37 million. While land and buildings declined, implements and livestock rose, with the number of farms increasing faster than acreage, signaling a new era shaping social change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Mississippi
Census Bureau
Ohio
Wisconsin
South
Kitchener Praises Boer Soldiers in Open Farewell
Lord Kitchener, after months observing Boer fighters, commends their persistence courage and warfare knowledge. His frank praise highlights lofty qualities of simple-hearted soldiers and suggests England may learn a lasting lesson from South Africa that could ease future Anglo Boer relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitchener
Pitsburg
Lord Kitchener
England
Easuliy
South Africa
College Girls Letter Sparks Family Clash Over Marriage
A fragment from a 20th century periodical shows Miranda, a college student, declaring love for a ping pong partner. The family reacts with a xenophobic demand that she not marry a Chinaman, revealing social tensions of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miranda
Pingpong
August 27 Bargain Day at Republican Office
The message promises a bargain day at the Republican office on August 27 offering savings to attendees who participate, emphasizing discounts and a limited time opportunity for readers.
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Washington
L. H. Kurtz
Comptroller of the Currency
National Bank of North America
First National Bank
Bancroft
Post Office Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Oskaloosa
Angus & Gindell
Elizabeth J. Mack
Clarinda
Margaret Leusch
Traer
Johnson
Man
Willimantic
Conn
R. I
Dan Patch
General News
Peruna
Sec’y B’d of Education
Missisippi
Walsh
Davenport
Sempnarison
McCullough
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